The Half-Class: Escape Your Class, Define Yourself (The Class Chronicles Book 1) by Kayvion Lewis

Author:Kayvion Lewis [Lewis, Kayvion]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781953539892
Publisher: The Parliament House
Published: 2021-09-27T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

I sped into the manor house. My cloak rippled behind me as I sprinted through the kitchen, down the hallway, and into the foyer. Voices echoed down the hall—dozens of them—smothering the heavy pounding of my boots.

Sunlight coated me as I flew into the foyer. In the light of the morning, the tall windows and the cracked ceiling leaked daylight everywhere. All was bright.

My ears hadn’t deceived me. Dozens of people danced across the floor, laughed against walls, and shared smiles like the air itself was feeding their mirth. A few children and mothers mingled about. Not the sort of visitors I was accustomed to seeing at the manor. Were they refugees from whatever haven the officers attacked? Why were they so content? In fact, why was everyone so joyful? The air was so light. I didn’t understand.

Pushing back my cloak, I stormed across the room, maneuvering around everyone in my path. The stairs, save the bottom few steps, were mostly free. I marched up to them, knowing who I would find at the top. Or so I thought.

Lingering just past the top of the steps, Thomas and Maxine recounted some merry tale while the rest of Jace’s closest listened intently. I pushed through them.

“Evie, where have you been?” Thomas asked.

I ignored him and pressed on. My heart quickened when I saw Jace, Luke, and Kat gathered in an old sitting nook.

Thank the stars. Kat was alright.

Before I could blink or breathe a sigh of relief, Luke was in front of me. His arms wrapped around me, but. I could only focus on Kat. Luke brought her here? She was just a messenger—she’d never been involved. Her gaze stayed on Luke as mine traveled over her. She appeared just as I remembered, almost. The tiniest smear of blood stained the bottom of her dress.

“Where have you been?” I shook out of Luke’s embrace. “Do you know how long I was waiting for you?”

Kat opened her mouth, but Luke beat her to it.

“She’s been with us,” he said.

“I wasn’t going to send her back while you were with the prince.” Jace’s hands rested confidently on her hips. “We’ll do nothing to jeopardize that relationship now.”

“Is everyone alright?” I turned to Luke. “What happened? I saw the square—”

“You did?” Kat lit up. “How many people were there?”

“Were there many?” Luke asked.

My head flipped between the two of them. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. They sounded...excited. People were dead, and they were celebrating.

“I have to talk to Gilow.” I pushed past the group.

“First room on the left,” Jace said. “He’s been waiting for you.” Her footsteps, as well as Luke and Kat’s giddy whispers, trailed right behind me.

I stormed into the instructed room. Everyone was acting upside down. Gilow, if no one else, had to be upright.

The chamber was smaller than I expected the rooms in this grand manor to be. A tattered rug, half-burned away, rested over the stone floor. The only other piece of decor was a strange-looking, barred structure pressed against the wall.

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